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Old May 6, 2005 | 11:28 AM
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leaks - coolant

I'm replacing my LF rotor and have the truck in the garage. I walked out
this AM and noticed something else besides my 'normal' oil drip (oil pan
gasket needs replacement) It was coolant !! Crap, I initially noticed it was leaking/dripping off of lower left part of the oil pan. I was very worried the leak was coming from the rear. I then noticed some dripping from the lower front part of the engine, but since I had to go to work I didn't spend a lot of time underneath. Now that I'm thinking about it, I do have the front part of the truck jacked up for the rotor so hopefully that'll explain why the coolant is dripping from the rear,ie it's wicking towards the rear since it's lower than the front. I did make enough time to open the oil pan drain plug and notice a nice, pure stream of oil only coming out in the beginning , middle , and end of the drain. (hopefully this rules out the head gasket) I'm hoping this is just the water pump since I didn't see any leaks around the coolant hoses. Someone please tell me I'm a lazy terd for having a brand new oil pan gasket in my garage for almost 3 months without replacing the gasket !!!
 
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Old May 6, 2005 | 01:59 PM
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Last summer my 93 F150 sprung a leak in the little hose going to the throttle body. Just a little leak but of course it had to happen when I was visiting a buddy who is a Dodge man. Not enough of a leak to prevent me from driving home. I bought the hose from Ford because of the bends in it.
 
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Old May 6, 2005 | 05:01 PM
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Thanks, I'll look there, too
 
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Old May 6, 2005 | 07:18 PM
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Take a peice of tissue paper to the weep hole on the water pump. typically it will leak there first and tissuepaper will show any moisture!
 
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Old May 11, 2005 | 10:31 AM
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I'm 98% sure I found the source of my leak. I saw a leak where the upper radiator hose enters the block. This explains why it was all over the place, wicking all over the engine and flowing off the oil pan....
Oh well, just thought I wouldn't leave ya'll hanging...
 
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